Question

Which of the following expressions would you use to find the area of a trapezium?

• A. (1/2) x base x height
• B. (1/2) x ( sum of parallel sides ) x height of trapezium
• C. (1/2) x (sum of non parallel sides ) x height of trapezium
• D. Product of base and height

Answer 1

The correct option is B

(1/2) x ( sum of parallel sides ) x height of trapezium

The area of a trapezium can be found out by the expression given as,
$\frac{1}{2}\times \text{(sum of parallel sides)}\times \text{(height)}$.